• Version 1
  • A mass is released from the top of a water tank, and the reaction of an electronic scale is recorded.




        (LoggerPro software must be on classroom computer)
        (select Force Plate 850.MBL, check switch on Force Plate)
        (set current to 1.5 A)
        (put 4 dead balls under tank)
        (put rags in bottom of tank)



  • Detail of electromagnetic mass hanger.



  • Typical graph produced by the mass falling in water.  Can be displayed on the big screen.


  • Version 2
  • A 5 cm styrofoam sphere is released from the bottom of a water tank, and the reaction of an electronic scale is recorded.






        (LoggerPro software must be on classroom computer)
        (select Force Plate 850.MBL, check switch on Force Plate)
        (set current to 1.5 A)



  • Detail of electromagnetic mass holder.



  • Typical graph produced by the styrofoam sphere rising in water.  Can be displayed on the big screen.

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